Wampanoags


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Squanto's Journey: the story of the first Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac
Enslaved by the English, Squanto was taken to Spain, escaped to England (where he learned English) and returned to America.
He helped the settlers survive their first winter through his sense of honor. Squanto was an amazing man, be sure to learn his story, and the role he played in the first Thanksgiving.







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Tapenum's Day: a Wampanoag Indian boy in Pilgrim Times by Kate Waters
Learn about life in the 1620s for a young Wampanoag boy.